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An elegy in memory of the worshipful Major Thomas Leonard Esq. Of Taun...

Positive Photostat.; Ones Photostat and the other photograph.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies ... more

Major Stede Bonnet

Illus. in: The History and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews. London, 1725. Reference copy may be in LOT 4248. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tr... more

Sir William Johnson, Major General of the English forces in America / ...

Print shows three-quarter length portrait of Sir William Johnson, with his arm resting on a cannon muzzle and holding a baton.

[The ruins of Balbec] / Borra Arch delin. ; T. Major sculp.

Print shows a view of the ruins at Baʻlabakk, with three men in conversation, two are holding long spears, in the left foreground among fragments of buildings, (A) on the left and (B) on the right, with the col... more

[The ruins of Balbec] / [Bo]rra Arch del. ; T. [Major sculp].

Print shows a panoramic view of the ruins of Baʻlabakk, with columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D), the Temple of Bacchus (E), and a river on the left, post-Roman Muslim Arab buildings on the right, and mountain... more

[The ruins of Balbec] / Borra Arch delin. ; T. Major sculp.

Print shows a view of the ruins at Baʻlabakk, with two men holding long spears in the foreground among fragments of buildings, (A) on the left and (B) on the right, with the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D)... more

[The ruins of Balbec] / Borra Arch delin. ; T. Major sculp.

Print shows a view of the ruins at Baʻlabakk, with two men in conversation, one is holding a long spear, between the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (A) on the left and the Temple of Bacchus (B) on the right, ... more

Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook toge...

Scale 1:4,800; 400 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Imperfect: Margins torn. Relief shown by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. Signed in different ink: W. B. Porter. LC M... more

Copy Major John Thornton's platt.

Thomas Jefferson's copy of a 1718 survey by Francis Eppes of property at the junction of the Rivanna and Fluvanna Rivers. Gift; Janet Hall; Mar. 10 1995. Accompanied by manuscript letter and photo copy of verso... more

Major Genl. Howe's encampment on Bunkers Hill at Charles T., June 1775...

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows position of troops and fortifications. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Maps... more

Plan of the peninsula of Charles Town shewing the three posts that His...

Scale ca. 1:4,860. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Dedication is in different ink from drafting of map. Includes index to major fortifications. LC Maps of North Ame... more

A plan of the action at Bunkers-Hill, on the 17th. of June, 1775, betw...

Scale ca. 1:4,800. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. An engraved map, with change of title, appears in Stedman's History of the origin, process, and termination of the American War. London, 1794. A copy o... more

One hundred and twenty dollars reward Major Christopher French, Ens. J...

Positive Photostat.; Reward.; Imprint 2.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Port... more

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows information to Sept. 23, 1776. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 3rd impression. Includes "Re... more

Sketch of Forts Clinton & Montgomery, stormed the 6th Octob. 1777 by t...

Scale ca. 1:11,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of troop movements and military units. LC Maps of North America, 17... more

By His Excellency William Howe, Major General. &c. &c. &c. As linnen a...

Positive Photostat.; Bristish rule in Boston.; Stamped on verso: 504. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies ... more

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 2d impression. In lower margin: An account of the... more

Standing orders for the garrison of Philadelphia ... By order of Major...

The provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania an...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Insets: A chart of the mouth of Hudsons River, from Sandy Hook to New York.--Plan of Amboy with its environs from an actual s... more

Standing orders for the garrison of Philadelphia ... By order of Major...

British camp at Trudruffrin from [sic] with the attack made by Major G...

Scale ca. 1:31,680. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Title annotated in pencil to read: British camp at Trudruffrin from the date with the attack made by Major General Grey agai... more

British camp at Trudruffrin from the 18th. to the 21st. of September 1...

Scale ca. 1:31,680. Relief shown by hachures. Includes references. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1342 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Major general John Sullivan

Print shows John Sullivan, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip.

In Council. Philadelphia, February 3d. 1779 ... This board having matu...

Positive Photostat.; Evans 16439. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 145, Folder 29.

Major General Arnold Wounded Dec. 31-1775 at the attack of Quebec.

Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies,... more

Major General David Wooster

Print shows David Wooster, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding pike in right hand, holding glove in left hand. Title from item. Illus. in: An impartial history of the ... more

Horatio Gates to Major Morris, October 27, 1780

By Horatio Gates, Esquire, Major General and commander in chief of the...

Imprint 2.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 172, Folder 7.

By their Excellencies, Sir Henry Clinton ... General and Commander in ...

Not in Evans.; On verso: 1780-81, P.R.O., C.O.5. 178.F.195. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection;... more

Campagne en Virginie du Major Général M'is de LaFayette : ou se trouve...

Covers central Virginia from Orange County in the north to Isle of Wight County in the south, and west to Cumberland County. Shows selected bridges, houses, churches, taverns, and other points of interest, and ... more

Major Gen'l. Rich'd. Montgomery slain in storming Quebec Dec'b'r. 31st...

Print shows Richard Montgomery, full-length portrait, standing facing right, wearing military uniform, right hand on chest, holding baton in left hand.

The monument of Major André

Print shows a sarcophagus resting on a pedestal, on the top, Britannia weeping with the British lion, on the side, a tableau shows the capture of Major André. Title from item. Illus. in: The universal magazine ... more

Major general Baron Steuben / B.B.E.

Print shows Baron von Steuben, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile; in oval. Title from item. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered t... more

Major André, von drey Americanern angehalten zu Tarrytown am 23ten Sep...

Print shows Major John André being taken into custody by three men, John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart, and David Williams, near Tarrytown, New York, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolu... more

Major general Warren / J. Norman sc.

Print shows Joseph Warren, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front; in medallion. Title from item. After Copley portrait ca. 1765. Illus. in: The Boston magazine. Boston, Mass. : Norman & White, 1784 April, o... more

Major John Andre, late Adjutant General of the British army in North A...

John André, full-length portrait, facing right with left hand on hip, right hand holding sword, wearing military uniform in wilderness setting; in frame with floral banner. Title from item. Engraved for Raymond... more

Sketch of Washington in embryo : viz., previous to its survey by Major...

Cadastral map showing landholdings in central Washington with owners' names. Facsim. of 1874 map compiled by E.F.M. Faehtz and F.W. Pratt. Original version: [Washington? : s.n.], 1874. Includes text. LC copy fo... more

Phoenomenon [Cut] That beautiful full blooded stallion lately imported...

Imprint 3.; Advertisemtnt.; Horse racing. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 89, Folder 20.

Major Andre: writen while he was a prisoner in the American camp. Toge...

Imprint 3.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 50, Folder 1a.

Bloody battle near Niagara [Cut] The United States' army, commanded by...

Verse.; Imprint 3.; War of 1812 odes. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 50, Folder 11.

Major Genl. Winfield Scott / Wood pinxt. ; Edwin sc.

Print shows Winfield Scott, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, holding sword at right side, left hand in coat, wearing military uniform. Winfield Scott was stationed in Buffalo during the invasion of ... more

Proposals for publishing by subscription the life of Major General And...

On verso: 2-90.244.20. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 4a.

To the public. Fellow Citizens. The subscriber is once more dragged be...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 114, Folder 20.

Major Genl. Brown U.S. Army / J. Wood pinx. ; Gimbrede sc.

Print shows Jacob Jennings Brown, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform. Title from item. Illus. from: Historical sketches of the late war, between the United States and Great Bri... more

Battle of New Orleans and death of Major General Packenham [sic] on th...

Print shows the Battle of New Orleans from the British perspective, as British forces advance upon the earthworks or barricades from which the American forces, under the command of Andrew Jackson, repel the att... more

Proposals for publishing by subscription, the life of Major General An...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 191, Folder 3b. Copy scanned: 1

Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown June 17th, 1775 bet...

Le Valais / drawn by Major Cockburn ; engraved by R. Wallis.

Illustration showing Swiss mountain scene with village. Illus. in: Swiss scenery, 1820, opp. p. 89. Reference copy in LOT 4635.

Ursa Major / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a bear forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 9.

Leo Major and Leo Minor

Astronomical chart showing two lions forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 20. Title from item.

Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris / Sidy. Hall, scu...

Astronomical chart showing a dog, a rabbit, Noah's dove, and sculpting tools forming the constellations.

Tarrytown, N.Y., where Major Andre was captured

Illus. in: Jacques Gérard Milbert, Itinéraire Pittoresque de fleuve Hudson, Paris, 1828-29, pl. 4. Reference copy may be in LOT 4385EW. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... more

(Engineer orders No. 5.) Engineer department, Washington, May 28, 1828...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 229, Folder 16.

Major Genl. A. Macomb / T. Sully pinxt ; on stone Childs direx.

Print shows Alexander Macomb, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, with arms folded across chest, wearing military uniform. Title from item. Painted by Thomas Sully in 1829 as Macomb assumed the positio... more

Sketch of Major Bennett's life. [Delaware 1832].

Campaign. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 13, Folder 41.

The grand national caravan moving east. / drawn by Hassan Straightshan...

A burlesque parade, led by Andrew Jackson and satirizing various aspects of his administration. The procession moves from right to left. At its head is Jackson, seated on a horse with Martin Van Buren cross-le... more

Major general Philip Schuyler / painted by J. Trumbull ; engraved by T...

Print shows Philip Schuyler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. Title from item. Facsimile of signature below title. After ca. 1792 miniature painted by John Trumbull.

A map of part of Alabama & Florida, showing the route of the proposed ...

Map of southern Alabama and part of western Florida showing roads, cities, and drainage. Scale ca. 1:800,000. At head of title: No. 1. From Letter from the Secretary of War. LC Railroad maps, 388 Description de... more

Major Joe Bunker's last parade, or the fix of a senator and his 700 in...

Democratic senator Nathaniel P. Tallmadge of New York was the leader of the conservative or pro-Bank Democrats. Here Clay satirizes Tallmadge's attempts to undermine party support for Van Buren's hard money fis... more

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...

The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... more

5 dollars reward! Broke out, on the night of the 15th instant, from th...

[Major Gen'l. A. Macomb] / Chs. Fenderich del.

Print showing Alexander Macomb, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform and holding sword, facing right, on horseback, with artillery troops in the background. Title from published source. Illus in: U.S.... more

Major Ringgold: mortally wounded

The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Maj...

The capture of General Vega (In the act of discharging a canon) by the...

Print shows Captain Charles Augustus May, on horseback, stopping General Vega, in the act of lighting a fuse on a cannon; troops all around them are still fighting. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print fili... more

On to the charge! Inscribed to the memory of Major Ringgold . . .

An illustrated sheet music cover for a song memorializing one of the first heroes of the Mexican War, Maj. Samuel Ringgold. Zachary Taylor's innovative gunnery commander was fatally wounded in May 1846 during t... more

Major General Winfield Scott / engraved by T.B. Welch.

Print shows Winfield Scott, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing military uniform. Title from item. Inscribed below image: Very truly yours, Winfield Scott.

Winfield Scott, Major Genl. of the U.S. Army

218 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Michelin, F.

Palo Alto Triumphant - Grand March...to the memory of the late Major R...

Music cover, illustrated with five scenes of teh Battle of Palo Alto, Mexico, May 8, 1846. LOT subdivision subject: War with Mexico. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Caption c... more

Self-inflating pillow

American general Gideon J. Pillow's self-promoting attempts to discredit Mexican War commander Gen. Winfield Scott are ridiculed in this portrayal of Scott puncturing "Polk's Patent" pillow. Pillow's efforts we... more

Major Genl. Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. / Chas. Holl.

Sir Henry Havelock, half-length portrait, facing left.

Maj. Theodore Winthrop, killed at Bulls Bluff

Maj. Theodore Winthrop, bust portrait, facing left. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. Title from item. In album: Cartes de visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 23, right.

This drawing is by Major John Andre of the British Army, when a prison...

Print shows at top a dwelling in a country setting, possibly a farmhouse, with gate and fence in the foreground; includes text which tells about Major André, the origin of the drawing, and the context in which ... more

Major Genl. Winfield Scott

After daguerreotypes by Franz Venino. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4251

Map and profile of the Sunbury route Susqua. Rail Road from the termin...

Map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states showing the railroad network, cities, towns, railroad stations, canals, and coal fields. Scale ca. 1:950,000. Across bottom of map: "Profile from Harrisburg to E... more

Discovery of the American contintent by Americus / Frank Bellews, del....

Print shows Amerigo Vespucci and others greeting natives upon landing in the Americas. Illus. in: The life and voyages of Americus Vespucius, with illustrations concerning the navigator, and the discovery of th... more

Maj. Tinletty

Major Radcliffe, 5th Dragoon Guards

Major Radcliffe, full-length portrait, facing front.

Maj. Gen. T.C. Devin ?, U.S.A

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: Sen. Daniel M. Frost W 5. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... more

Maj. Robert Anderson

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more

Major Morris, C.B., Royal Artillery

Charles Henry Morris seated on horse facing left with bell tent in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Major Gihl, U.S.A.

Hot springs at source of Lou Lou Fork, Bitter Root Mountains, looking ...

Print showing mountainous landscape with pine trees in foreground.

Major Chapman, 20th Regiment

Major Chapman, standing next to a horse, in front of a building. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Major General Sir George Buller, K.C.B.

Sir George Buller, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, seated on horse, in left profile. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Major General Phillip H. Sheridan

Major Woodford, Rifle Brigade

Major Woodford with hand on hip standing next to a horse. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Maj. Tinletty

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, glass side: illegible. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purch... more

Major Gihl, U.S.A

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: Gihl. Annotation from negative, glass side: Maj. Gihl. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congr... more

Brigadier McPherson & officers of the 4th Division Captain Higham [i.e...

Brigadier Philip McPherson, CB., and captains Clement Henry John Heigham, William Henry Earle, (John L. or Edward) Croker, Roger Swire, and Philip McPherson, wearing uniform, posed next to tent. Title transcrib... more

Maj. J.A. Broadhead

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: J.A. Broadhead. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. P... more

Maj. J.E. Hamlin, U.S.A.

Maj. Gen. T.C. Devin [?], U.S.A.

Major General Estcourt, Adj.-Gen. Major De Morel, Captain Thompson, Li...

Major General James Bucknell and staff outdoors in front of building, full-length portrait. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His phot... more

A quiet night in the batteries - a sketch in the Greenhill battery (Ma...

Print shows men and cannons in a British artillery battery, at night. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson. F... more

Maj. Gen. Willam T. Sherman, officer of the federal army

Title from Milhollen and Mugridge for similar photograph: LC-B813-6454. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: A rare picture be careful. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of C... more

Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leiceste...

British and French staff officers, full-length group portrait, posed sitting and standing on steps at British(?) headquarters. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war... more

Major General Charles Ashe [sic] Windham

Charles Ash Windham, three-quarter length portrait, wearing uniform, seated, facing slightly left. Probably photographed by Sharp & Melville based on engraving and text in The Illustrated London News, October 6... more

Major Daniels & officers

Three officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards, two standing and one sitting on ground, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograp... more

The honourable Major Cathcart, Dep. As. Adj. Gen. to the Light Divisio...

Hon. Augustus Murray Cathcart, three-quarter length portrait, facing right, seated, hands resting on his sword. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crime... more